{"id":8746,"date":"2025-03-18T07:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:22:01","slug":"peinaton-hairstyle-athon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movimientoafrolatino.org\/en\/2025\/03\/18\/peinaton-hairstyle-athon\/","title":{"rendered":"Peinat\u00f3n (Hairstyle-athon)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Hairstyles<\/em>
\nThey\u2019re a form of expression<\/em>
\nThat helped<\/em>
\nDuring enslavement<\/em>
\nThey drew<\/em>
\nThe perfect path<\/em>
\nThat has led Black people to liberation”<\/em>
\nKombilesa m\u00ed- Los peinados<\/em><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Bordebalay, cornrows, hundidito, bantu knots, loose braids, little chignons, afro, the finger coils,<\/em> these are many of the hairstyles that Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquera girls wear and weave on each other as part of self-care practices and that’s because hairstyles and the Mata ‘e Pelo are one of the main approaches to Afro-identity.<\/p>\n

In the process of reclaiming Afro aesthetics, we have learned that Black history does not begin with enslavement, but that through enslavement an attempt was made to interrupt our evolution. Quoting the Palenquero folk rap group Kombilesa M\u00ed \u201cHairstyles are a form of expression that helped during enslavement, they drew the perfect path that has led Black people to liberation\u201d. In fact, the ancestors describe how hairstyles became the strategy for marking escape routes on the heads of girls, teenagers, and women. In other words, they were the ones who designed these escape maps based mainly on knowledge of the territory, its rivers, streams, canals, and trees among other things.<\/p>\n

Now, hair styling also has a deep connection with the spirituality of Afro-descendant people. For some, it is related to the closeness that hair has to our thoughts, as well as to religion, the cosmovision and the moment of complicity that occurs between the hairdresser and the person being styled. This generates a space of intimacy and trust, of dialogue, of the transfer of ancestral and traditional knowledge.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8741″ img_size=”1080×1280″ css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8743″ img_size=”1920×1080″ css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Hairstyles, like all expressions of Afro aesthetics, have also been reclaimed by their people. Although aesthetic racism is a reality that is still present in our society, the natural hair movement has managed to position itself in spaces it would have been impossible to enter decades ago, such as the beauty products industry, politics, cinema, and music, reaching even the most vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

Going out into the field to rescue the traditional knowledge of the Afro people has been one of the flagships of the Fundaci\u00f3n Afro Mata \u2018e Pelo, an organization that works for the effective and affective enjoyment of the human rights of Afro-descendant people, strengthening ethnic and racial empowerment and preserving the ancestral practices and customs of the Afro-descendant population.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1741706556537{background-color: #8224E329 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Use with a photo: The term mata ‘e pelo comes from the expressions used by our ancestors, who referred to afro hair as a large bush (tree), leafy, uncontrollable and curly, which required special care due to its frizzy, abundant and varied condition.<\/span> <\/span><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8725″ img_size=”1920×1080″ onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]On Saturday, December 14th, in Commune 4 of the Riohacha Tourism and Cultural District, 120 girls between the ages of 5 and 15 experienced the Mata \u2018e Pelo Christmas “Peinat\u00f3n\u201d (Hairstyle-athon) for Peace and Integration, organized by the Fundaci\u00f3n Afro Mata \u2018e Pelo<\/strong> with the support of allied organizations such as: ACNUR, Corporaci\u00f3n Opci\u00f3n Legal and Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle – M\u00c1S.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Peinat\u00f3n Mata ‘e Pelo is an experience developed by 35 volunteers that involves a day full of self-recognition, games and traditional Afro hairstyles, held each year in different sectors in vulnerable conditions in the capital of La Guajira.<\/p>\n

The Peinat\u00f3n experience provides a space of care, fun and safety for girls who, at the different stations, enjoyed learning environments that seek to empower by honouring interculturality, strengthening the commitment to events that are free and devoid of racial violence and xenophobia, connecting girls and teenagers from all the ethnic and migrant groups that reside in the area.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]It’s worth noting that La Peinat\u00f3n is an immersion in self-care through the revival of one of the oldest traditions of the Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero people: traditional hairstyles. Traditional Afro-descendant hairstyles are much more than simple hair styles; they are an expression of identity, history, and culture and connect us with our African past. La Peinat\u00f3n acknowledges one of the practices that was used as a tool to trace paths to freedom and strategies in wars and that today are part of the aesthetics and pride of the Afro-Colombian people. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8737″ img_size=”1450×1920″ onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=””]In its seven years of existence and in the fourth edition of La Peinat\u00f3n, the Fundaci\u00f3n Afro Mata ‘e Pelo has honoured and given recognition worthy of those women who, through their knowledge of hairstyles, have provided for their families and built a nation based on resistance and survival.<\/p>\n

On completing the circuit of La Peinat\u00f3n’s seven stations, the girls and teenagers received a gift containing accessories for hairstyles and products for hair care and oral hygiene. This fourth edition of La Peinat\u00f3n reaffirms the transformative power that tradition and collective memory have in our society, which is evident in the girls’ and teenagers’ joyful faces and in their families when they see the impact of the day. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]La Peinat\u00f3n’s Stations:<\/p>\n

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      • Registration and sanitization<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Traditional games<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Washing and detangling <\/span><\/li>\n
      • Styling and definition <\/span><\/li>\n
      • Face painting<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Drawing and self-recognition<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Distribution of self-care kit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”8723″ img_size=”1920×1080″ onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Fundaci\u00f3n Afro Mata ‘e Pelo, after the success of this fourth edition, has nothing but gratitude for those who embraced this experience to take care of ourselves and to take care of others who lack privileges. Thank you to the allied organizations, to the godmothers and godfathers, and to the 35 volunteers. Thank you 120 times over!<\/strong> For supporting and welcoming La Peinat\u00f3n, 120 times thank you!<\/strong> For allowing us to bring joy to the girls and teenagers of Riohacha’s Commune 4. <\/span><\/p>\n

        For Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle, getting involved in this type of activity that focuses on the experiences of Afro childhood and adolescence means, among many other things, creating safe spaces, free from violence, open to diversity and to those who need it most, seeking to transfer traditional knowledge, strengthening identity through creativity and recreation, improving mental health and collectively sowing Afro-Latin solidarity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8731″ img_size=”1000×720″ css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8733″ img_size=”1000×720″ css=””][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8735″ img_size=”1000×720″ css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

        Support with photographs: This 4th edition was attended by volunteers, educators, activists, cultural managers, social leaders, researchers, and accompanied by the national police. Everything went according to plan; the day took place in total tranquillity, dignity and joy. <\/p>\n

        The Mata \u2018e Pelo Christmas Peinat\u00f3n for Peace and Integration is an experience that bears the Afro-Colombian stamp, bringing cultures together, bridging differences and flourishing in numbers<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/tCy0HphFRYk?si=K0NfE1eUFS9r09AX” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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